Risks of Using Rusted Cookware | Magica, Inc.
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Has your cast iron seen better days? Is your muffin tin looking more orange than silver? Rust can form on many of our metal pans, utensils, tins and cookware, especially if you let them soak in the sink just a little too long. Can you use rusted cookware without getting sick, or are you risking your health until you re

Haven’t found an studies on it though.

Just searched page 1 of google “is rust in diet harmful U.S. Environmental Protection Agency” “is rust in diet harmful”

Most reliable link was https://www.foxnews.com/health/is-using-rusty-cookware-really-that-big-of-a-deal not sure if fox is reliable (iirc fox’s opinion pieces are unreliable)

Rust might increase bodily iron: “Limitations of all pot types, except stainless steel, included heavier weight and rust formation. In addition, even though cast iron and blue steel pots were less expensive and leached greater quantities of iron, stainless steel pots were lighter, less likely to rust and presumably less likely to cause iron overload”